- Elevation, modelled
- 72 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain203 m · 22.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway21.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8168, -78.6455
West Lake Drive Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 72 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Joslin Garden, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Lake Drive Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | W 275° | 203 m | 22.8 mi |
| Couch Mountain | NW 306° | 193 m | 24.4 mi |
| Nunn Mountain | WNW 293° | 188 m | 24.5 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 272° | 183 m | 23.1 mi |
| Iron Mine Hill | WNW 288° | 159 m | 25.0 mi |
| Adam Mountain | N 358° | 145 m | 9.3 mi |
| High Hill | W 279° | 144 m | 22.3 mi |
| Green Hill | NNE 31° | 136 m | 7.3 mi |
- 21.6 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 22.4 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Football Road
- 28.7 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Joslin Garden: 0.1 mi
- Charlotte H Green Park: 0.1 mi
- Fallon Park: 0.4 mi
- Fallon Park: 0.4 mi
- Rothgeb Park: 0.4 mi
- Gallery C: 2.1 mi
- Reflector Dish: 2.5 mi
- Reflector Dish: 2.5 mi
- Ellipsoid Construction: 2.5 mi
- William Clyde Friday: 2.5 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 2.0 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 2.2 mi
- Carousel: 2.7 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 3.4 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 4.1 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 2.0 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 4.0 mi
- Durant Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 9.3 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 9.9 mi
- Lassiter Mill: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 2.3 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 2.5 mi
- St. Anges Hospital: 2.6 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 2.7 mi
- SOL Garden: 2.8 mi
- Sunflower Field: 3.2 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 3.7 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Green Hill: 7.3 mi
- Adam Mountain: 9.3 mi
- High Hill: 22.3 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Boothe Hill: 23.1 mi
- Hargett Room: 2.7 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 2.8 mi
- Blount Room: 2.8 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 5.6 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 7.2 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 20.2 mi
- White Oak Beach: 21.4 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 22.0 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 22.6 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 22.6 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 10.5 mi
- Hollow Rock: 23.1 mi
- Kodak Rock: 24.8 mi
- Little River Falls: 16.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 23.8 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh State Univ, 4 mi away.
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